Transcript ch07c.ppt
FIGURE 7.7 Schematic of a CANDU reactor: (1) fuel rods, (2) reactor core, (3) control rods, (4) heavy-water pressure reservoir, (5) steam generator, (6) light-water pump, (7) heavy-water pump, (8) refueling machines (9) heavy-water moderator, (10) pressure tube, (11) steam to turbine, (12) cold water return from turbine, and (13) containment vessel. (Source: Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd.) Energy and the Environment James A. Fay / Dan S. Golomb Copyright © 2011 by Oxford University Press, Inc. FIGURE 7.8 Schematic of a liquid-metal fast-breeder reactor power plant. Energy and the Environment James A. Fay / Dan S. Golomb Copyright © 2011 by Oxford University Press, Inc. FIGURE 7.9 Nuclear fuel cycle. Energy and the Environment James A. Fay / Dan S. Golomb Copyright © 2011 by Oxford University Press, Inc.